WO2019243646A1 - Esthésiomètre à main - Google Patents

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WO2019243646A1
WO2019243646A1 PCT/ES2019/070386 ES2019070386W WO2019243646A1 WO 2019243646 A1 WO2019243646 A1 WO 2019243646A1 ES 2019070386 W ES2019070386 W ES 2019070386W WO 2019243646 A1 WO2019243646 A1 WO 2019243646A1
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José BUISAN FERRER
Laurent David VALAT
Laura Nieto Cavia
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Brill Engines, S.L.
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Priority to HRP20220352TT priority patent/HRP20220352T1/hr
Priority to CN201980040799.8A priority patent/CN112292070B/zh
Priority to PL19736767T priority patent/PL3808254T3/pl
Priority to JP2020570549A priority patent/JP7256829B2/ja
Priority to US17/252,925 priority patent/US20210259547A1/en
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Priority to CA3101910A priority patent/CA3101910A1/fr
Priority to SI201930200T priority patent/SI3808254T1/sl
Priority to DK19736767.5T priority patent/DK3808254T3/da
Priority to ES19736767T priority patent/ES2908837T3/es
Priority to MX2020014094A priority patent/MX2020014094A/es
Priority to AU2019291163A priority patent/AU2019291163B2/en
Priority to MA52893A priority patent/MA52893B1/fr
Priority to KR1020217001486A priority patent/KR102455939B1/ko
Priority to EP19736767.5A priority patent/EP3808254B8/fr
Publication of WO2019243646A1 publication Critical patent/WO2019243646A1/fr
Priority to CONC2020/0016557A priority patent/CO2020016557A2/es
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B3/00—Apparatus for testing the eyes; Instruments for examining the eyes
    • A61B3/10—Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients' perceptions or reactions
    • A61B3/16—Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients' perceptions or reactions for measuring intraocular pressure, e.g. tonometers
    • A61B3/165—Non-contacting tonometers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/48—Other medical applications
    • A61B5/4824—Touch or pain perception evaluation
    • A61B5/4827—Touch or pain perception evaluation assessing touch sensitivity, e.g. for evaluation of pain threshold
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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    • A61B3/10—Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients' perceptions or reactions
    • A61B3/16—Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients' perceptions or reactions for measuring intraocular pressure, e.g. tonometers
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/74—Details of notification to user or communication with user or patient ; user input means
    • A61B5/7405—Details of notification to user or communication with user or patient ; user input means using sound
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/74—Details of notification to user or communication with user or patient ; user input means
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B2560/00—Constructional details of operational features of apparatus; Accessories for medical measuring apparatus
    • A61B2560/04—Constructional details of apparatus
    • A61B2560/0431—Portable apparatus, e.g. comprising a handle or case

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  • the invention relates to a hand stesiometer, prepared to produce breaths of air at different intensity suitable for measuring the tactile sensation in a patient's cornea.
  • Esthesiometry is the measurement of sensation, specifically tactile.
  • Corneal steisometry is generally used clinically to assess neurotrophic keratitis.
  • Neurotrophic keratitis also known as NK (English neurotrophic keratitis)
  • NK English neurotrophic keratitis
  • the sensitivity of the cornea is a condition that can also affect patients with diabetes, ocular herpes, contact lens wearers and some types of dry eye.
  • stesiometry has been used for various purposes, such as for recording the duration of a corneal analgesic.
  • the most common quantitative method is performed with the Cochet-Bonnet hand stesiometer consisting of a nylon monofilament that rests on the corneal surface sufficiently to cause its curvature. Said filament will exert more pressure the shorter it is. The scan begins with the extended filament and shortens until a response from the patient is obtained.
  • the technique of contactless air blowing is also known. However, the instrumentation to date known to apply this technique does not allow the use of hand stesiometers.
  • the first known reference of an air blow stesiometer is set out in WO 9412104 which describes a procedure comprising applying in the cornea or conjunctiva of the eye, whose sensitivity is desired to determine, a gas stream containing a mixture of CO2 and air in varying concentrations, or an isotonic acid solution; and performing a qualitative or quantitative stesiometry of local irritation would result from the application of the irritant product, based on the determination of the threshold and intensity of pain, through verbal responses or the use of a logical scale.
  • the equipment proposed for the implementation of the procedure comprises a CO2 cylinder and an air cylinder; a gas mixer; an indicator of gas flow; a pressure transducer; an oscilloscope; a valve; a pulse generator; and a universal lens holder for the support of a mixing gas ejector cannula.
  • this equipment ensures a continuous flow of the mixing gas and by means of a three-way valve the flow to the ejector cannula focused on the patient's eye is derived.
  • the appropriate flow is achieved by means of a flow regulator, arranged upstream of the three-way valve which, based on experimental data or by incorporating a pressure transducer into the equipment, the equivalent pressure of the gas mixture is estimated.
  • the described equipment including the flow regulator and the pressure transducer, is not suitable for miniaturization, at least to the extent that a hand-held, self-supporting device can be arranged by a physician.
  • Patent documents WO 201817594 and WO 9317613 describe alternative equipment for a stesiometer that uses the puffing technique, but they are not suitable for miniaturization either.
  • a device is proposed in which the firing is operated with a pedal and in which a pressure regulator and various accessories are involved to produce gas puffs at a target pressure of 2s duration.
  • the stesiometer is autonomous and does not require an electrical connection cable to the network. Then it is important that the mechanisms used to obtain and control the air puffs do not require electric compressor devices, such as electric motors, solenoids or other devices, with the purpose that the autonomy of the stesiometer, in anticipation that require the use of batteries or batteries, do not be compromised.
  • the stesiometer object of the present invention is a hand stesiometer comprising a gas lung, connected with intermediation of first valve means to a gas source, said lung comprising an expanded cavity intended to accommodate in a loading phase of the stesiometer a volume of gas; an outlet nozzle, connected to the gas lung with intermediation of a second valve means, suitable for directing a breath of the volume of the gas lodged in the gas lung in a phase of firing of the stesiometer towards a target, such as a cornea of a patient; and a mechanism for procuring the evacuation of the breath of the volume of the gas contained in the gas lung towards the outlet nozzle by means of a controlled contraction of the expanded cavity of the gas lung to ensure pressure Substantially constant output.
  • the stesiometer of the invention avoids the use of flow or pressure regulators in line with the gas supply source which allows the stesiometer to be compacted.
  • the gas lung allows compressing at the outlet pressure only a small volume of the gas, that sufficient to obtain from it the breath of the gas to be expelled, significantly increasing the efficiency of the system compared to the known equipment.
  • the solution chosen to provide the required pressure blow can be miniaturized, in the case of small volumes of gas.
  • the use of an expanded cavity whose contraction can be mechanically easily controlled allows a simple and effective way to obtain air puffs at a substantially equal pressure over time.
  • the mechanism that provides for a controlled contraction of the expanded cavity in the firing phase comprises means of accumulation of elastic potential energy, which accumulate a potential energy as a result of an expansion of the expanded cavity during the loading phase of the and that are capable of releasing this potential energy in the firing phase of the stesiometer.
  • the use of motor means, especially of electrical consumption, is not necessary for the compression of the volume of gas from which the gas breath required for a shot is extracted.
  • the means of accumulation of elastic potential energy comprise at least one spring of constant force, which is stretched during the loading phase of the stesiometer and which suddenly delivers a constant restorative force during the firing phase.
  • This is a simple way that effective that helps to obtain blows of rectangular profile, that is at substantially constant pressure.
  • the expanded cavity has a movable wall and the mechanism comprises transmission means that mechanically link the movable wall and the means of accumulation of elastic potential energy, if any formed by the constant force spring .
  • the spring or the potential energy accumulation means must not necessarily be aligned with the direction of travel of the movable wall of the expanded cavity, which allows a location of the components in the stesiometer that favors their compaction.
  • said transmission means comprise a pinion rack transmission, the rack portion being attached to the movable wall of the expanded cavity and the pinion portion attached to the elastic energy accumulation means, all in such a way that in the loading phase of the stesiometer, the gas inlet in the cavity expanded from the gas source, the expansion of said cavity expands by displacement of its movable wall, in turn moving the rack part in a first direction that it seeks the rotation of the pinion part around an axis of rotation and in a sense that loads the means of accumulation of elastic potential energy; and in the firing phase of the stesiometer, when the camera is connected, it expanded the elastic energy accumulation means with the outlet nozzle, releasing the accumulated potential energy by applying a moment of force to the pinion part that ensures the movement of the rack part in one direction opposite to the first and that produces the displacement of the movable wall of the cavity expanded now in the direction of contraction of the same, expelling the gas murmur of the volume of gas accumulated in it during the loading phase.
  • the mechanism comprises a support body of at least one spring of constant force, provided with a core on which said spring is wound / unwound and a straight guide to guide the movement of one end.
  • the invention provides that at least one of the support body and the gas lung is mounted on the stesiometer capable of adopting different stable positions, each offering a different distance from the point of application of the restoring force with respect to the axis of rotation of the Sprocket part at the start of the firing phase.
  • the first valve means allow at least two operating positions of which a closed position in which they prevent communication between the gas source and the gas lung; and the other is a loading position in which they enable communication between the source of pressurized gas and the gas lung
  • the stesiometer also comprising means for detecting the extent of expansion of the expanded cavity of the gas lung capable of generate a steering signal of the first valve means so that these pass from adopting the loading position to adopting the closing position when said cavity expanded reaches the expansion measure corresponding to the predetermined volume of gas associated with the firing of the stesiometer and End the loading phase.
  • the aforementioned detection means may comprise an optical sensor.
  • the expanded cavity can preferably be selected from a piston group; a bag or an axial bellows.
  • the stesiometer can have a shot counter.
  • the firing counter can count the number of times the detection means detect that the expanded cavity reaches the expansion measure that corresponds to the predetermined volume of gas sufficient for a breath or associated with the firing of the stesiometer.
  • the stesiometer may be equipped with a visual and / or audible indicator that the number of shots has reached a predetermined value.
  • the stesiometer is capable of procuring in the said firing phase the evacuation of a breath of the gas contained in the gas lung in the direction of the outlet nozzle in a time between 0.3 s and 0, 7 s, preferably between 0.4 and 0.6 s at an outlet pressure measured 4 mm from the mouth of the outlet nozzle, according to a rectangular pulse of nominal value between 0.0003 bar and 0.01 bar.
  • the invention contemplates that the gas source is formed by a replaceable cartridge of compressed medical gas.
  • the stesiometer is provided to be equipped with an actuator for the controlled expansion of the expanded cavity, which by way of the first valve means allows the aspiration of ambient gas, in the form of air.
  • Said actuator for controlled expansion of the expanded cavity moves a movable wall of said expanded cavity, said actuator can be maneuverable or motorized.
  • Fig. 1 is a general view of a hand stesiometer according to the invention
  • Fig. 2 is a basic diagram of the main components of which a stesiometer according to the invention is provided;
  • Fig. 3 illustrates the conventional application for which the stesiometer of the invention is intended
  • Fig. 4 shows the arrangement of the valve means and of an external housing or head of the gas lung according to a variant of a stesiometer according to the invention
  • Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a suitable mechanism for attempting to evacuate a predetermined volume of gas housed in an expanded cavity of the gas lung of the stesiometer by actuating a movable wall thereof;
  • Figs. 6a to 6c show a sequence of operation of the mechanism according to Fig. 5, including for each figure a flow chart and a view of the mechanism in its corresponding state;
  • Fig. 7 is a schematic figure of the mechanism of Fig. 5;
  • Figs. 8a and 8b show the mechanism of Fig. 5 adopting the means of accumulation of elastic potential energy different positions with respect to the expanded cavity;
  • Fig. 9 shows the profile of two gas puffs obtained with equipment stesiometers documented in the state of the art
  • Figs. 10 and 1 show the profile of two gas puffs that are obtained with a stesiometer object of the present invention
  • Figs. 12 and 13 are basic diagrams of the main components of respective variants of a stesiometer according to the invention.
  • Fig. 14 shows, according to a longitudinal sectional plane, another variant of a stesiometer according to the invention, in particular the mechanism for ensuring the evacuation of a predetermined volume of gas housed in the expanded cavity;
  • Figs. 15a and 15 show the mechanism of Fig. 14 adopting the means of accumulation of elastic potential energy different positions with respect to the expanded cavity. Detailed description of the invention
  • Fig. 1 illustrates a hand stesiometer 1 that exemplifies the invention.
  • the stesiometer 1 has a general configuration in the form of a gun in which a handle or handle portion is distinguished and a main body in which an outlet nozzle 12 is arranged to direct gas puffs 14 in the form of pulses, one pulse each time the stesiometer 1 is triggered, in the direction of a patient's cornea, as illustrated in Fig. 3.
  • the diagram in Fig. 2 shows the main components of this version of the stesiometer and their relationship.
  • the stesiometer 1 comprises a gas lung 4 connected with intermediation of first valve means 5 to a gas source 2; and the outlet nozzle 12, connected to the gas lung 4 with intermediation of a few second valve means 13.
  • the gas lung 4 comprises an expanded cavity 6 (see Figs. 5 and 6a to 6c).
  • This expanded cavity 6 is intended to receive a predetermined volume V1 of the gas 3 in a loading phase of the stesiometer 1 which will be supplied by the source 2 of the pressurized gas 3; and to expel a predetermined volume V2 of the gas 3 in the firing phase in the direction of the outlet nozzle 12 in a firing phase of the stesiometer 1, all as will be described in greater detail below.
  • the volumes V1 and V2 may be coincident, it will not necessarily always be so because the gas balance must take into account that there may be gas 3 housed in the expanded cavity 6 before the loading phase begins.
  • the source 2 of gas 3 is formed by a replaceable cartridge 2a of compressed medicinal gas, in particular air for clinical use of the type that is obtained by compressing purified and filtered atmospheric air or the mixture of oxygen and nitrogen in proportions 21% and 79% respectively, which are characterized by being free of particles, being bacteriologically fit, free of oils and free of water.
  • the storage volume of the cartridge can be between 400-600 mi and for the stesiometer to perform its function the gas pressure 3 can be approximately 5-7 bar.
  • other options for filling the expandable cavity 6 are contemplated with gas.
  • the stesiometer 1 is equipped with a mechanism 7 which will attempt in the said firing phase of the stesiometer the evacuation of the predetermined volume V2 of gas 3 to be expelled by a controlled contraction of the expandable cavity 6 of the gas lung 4, specifically controlled to ensure a gas outlet pressure 3 at the substantially constant outlet nozzle 12.
  • the expandable cavity 6 can be configured, for example, in the form of a piston, axial bellows or bag.
  • the expandable cavity 6 is of the axial bellows type and has a movable wall 6a, linked with the mechanism 7.
  • the expandable cavity 6 can be totally or partially housed in a rigid outer jacket or shell 6b, as shown in Fig. 4, which can perform the function of connecting head and in which fluidic connections can be formed with the first and second valve means 5 and 13 for the supply of gas 3 to the expandable cavity 6 and for the expulsion of the gas 3 in the direction of the outlet nozzle 12, in the respective loading and firing phases of the stesiometer 1, all as illustrated in Fig. 4.
  • Fig. 5 shows in greater detail the assembly formed by the expandable cavity 6 (only partially shown) and the mechanism 7 mentioned above, according to a variant of interest of the invention.
  • the mechanism 7 for controlled contraction of the expandable cavity 6 the mechanism 7 comprises means of accumulation of elastic potential energy 8 capable of accumulating potential energy when the expandable chamber expands in a loading phase of the stesiometer, using the pressure of the incoming gas 3, and of releasing said potential energy in a firing phase of the stesiometer, which is used to contract the expandable cavity 6 and expel a predetermined volume V2 of gas 3 stored therein.
  • This variant allows the gas to be boosted without using motors or actuators that require an electric current source, while simplifying the stesiometer and helping to maintain the manufacturing costs of this instrument at a level acceptable to the market.
  • the means of accumulation of elastic potential energy 8 are formed by a spring 18 of constant force, which deforms during the loading phase of the stesiometer and suddenly delivers a constant restorative force F (see Fig. 7) constant during firing phase
  • a spring 18 of constant force which deforms during the loading phase of the stesiometer and suddenly delivers a constant restorative force F (see Fig. 7) constant during firing phase
  • F constant restorative force
  • the invention contemplates using more than one spring 18 of constant force, as exemplified in Fig. 14, to which we will refer later.
  • Constant force springs are a known and special variety of extension springs.
  • this spring 18 is formed by a strongly wound band of pre-hardened steel or stainless steel.
  • Other possible materials are carbon steel or Inconel ⁇ .
  • the expanded cavity 6 has a movable wall 6a and the mechanism 7 comprises transmission means 9 that mechanically link this movable wall 6a and the spring 18 of constant force.
  • These transmission means 9 comprise a rack-and-pinion rack transmission, the rack portion 10 being attached to the movable wall 6a of the expanded cavity 6 and the pinion portion 11 attached to the spring 18, in particular to an actuating terminal end 18a thereof.
  • the mechanism 7 has a support body 15 of the constant force spring 18, provided with a core 15b on which said spring is wound / unwound and a straight guide 15a to guide the movement of said end of actuation 18a of the spring through which it is connected to the pinion part 11 of the transmission means 9.
  • the pinion part 11 has, in the example, the form of a rotating lever about a rotation axis 11 a, or fulcrum, fixed to the chassis of the stesiometer 1.
  • the lever On one side of this axis of rotation 1 1a the lever is provided with the teeth for its engage with the rack portion 10 of the transmission means 9; and on the other side of the axis of rotation 1 1a the lever is attached to the actuating end 18a of the spring 8. Then, the linear movement of this actuating end 18a along the straight guide 15a in one direction or another will apply a moment of force to the lever that will force it to rotate around its axis of rotation 1 1 a, and vice versa.
  • the invention provides a variant of the very precise stesiometer 1, for which it is decided to ensure that the force applied on the movable wall 6a in the direction of contraction of the cavity expanded 6, driven by the restoring force of the spring 18, is substantially constant throughout the run of the actuating end 18a of the spring 18 during a firing maneuver.
  • the joint between said actuating end 18a of the spring 18 and the pinion part 11, which determines the application point P of the restoring force F acting on this pinion part 11 in the firing phase of the stesiometer is a movable joint so that the distance p, which is the distance between the axis of rotation 11a of the pinion part 11 and the line on which the restoring force F rests, is always the same, thus giving rise to a moment of constant force.
  • the lever has a guide element or part 1 1 b through which a protrusion 24b from which the connector 24, enlarged in Fig.
  • this connector 24 has a receiving part in which it adjusts the actuating end 18a of the spring 18, firmly attached to this part of the connector 24.
  • the first valve means 5 adopt a closing position 5a in which they prevent communication between the source 2 of pressurized gas and the gas lung 4.
  • the second Valve means 13 also adopt a closing position 13a, in which they prevent the remaining gas outlet 3 that may have been contained in the expandable cavity 6.
  • valve means 5 are operated so that they adopt a loading position 5b in which they enable communication between source 2 of pressurized gas and the gas lung 4.
  • this loading phase A of the stesiometer 1 the gas inlet 3 in the expandable cavity 6 from the source 2 of the pressurized gas causes the expansion of said expandable cavity 6 by displacement of its movable wall 6a, at the same time moving the rack part 10 in a first direction that ensures the rotation of the pinion part 11 around its axis of rotation 11a and in a direction that stretches and loads the spring 18.
  • the invention contemplates that the stesiometer be equipped with detection means 19 of the expansion measure of the expandable cavity 6 capable of generating a steering signal of the first valve means 5 so that they go from adopting the loading position 5b to adopt the closing position 5a when said expandable cavity 6 reaches the expansion measure corresponding to a volume of gas sufficient to produce a breath with a predetermined volume V2 of gas 3 to be expelled associated with the firing of the stesiometer and ending the phase of load A.
  • a firing phase C of the stesiometer shown in Fig. 6c would also be initiated automatically.
  • the second valve means 13 are actuated so that they go from adopting the closing position 13a to adopting a firing position 13b for a pre-established period of time, for example, of 0.5s.
  • the second valve means 13, and of course also the first valve means 5 can be electronic and the stesiometer 1 be equipped with a factory-calibrated timer for an opening time of the second valve means 13 of 0 , 5s or alternatively be equipped with other means configurable or selectable by the user, such as a screen and a set of buttons that allow the user to select the duration of the gas breath during the firing phase C, either at a free value or to a value from a list of values previously programmed at the factory.
  • the spring 18 releases the accumulated elastic potential energy and applies a restorative force F on the pinion part 11 of the transmission means 9 which ensures the movement of the rack portion 10 which in turn causes the displacement of the movable wall 6a of the cavity expanded 6 now in the direction of contraction thereof, expelling a predetermined volume V2 of gas 3 to be expelled from the gas 3 accumulated inside it in the load phase A.
  • the triggering action will be interrupted by the action of the valve means 13 when they again adopt their closing position 13a, which will occur after, in the example, 0.5s.
  • the stesiometer 1 will then be again in the waiting position B, illustrated in Fig. 6a.
  • a stesiometer is a device used to assess perceptual sensitivity. In order for the stesiometer 1 to display its full function, it is essential that it be prepared so that they can fire breaths at different pressures. In the mechanism 7 of the example stesiometer 1, the value of the force moment M (see Fig. 7)
  • M F * p can be varied if the distance p is modified.
  • at least one of the support body 15 or the gas lung 4 is mounted on the stesiometer with the ability to adopt different stable positions, each offering a different distance p at the start of a firing phase C.
  • the first alternative is chosen, that is, the support 15 is mounted on the stesiometer, being able to adopt different positions with respect to the gas lung 4, more specifically with respect to the expanded cavity 6.
  • This characteristic is what shown in Figs. 8a and 8b, Fig. 8a corresponding to a maximum stimulus position and Fig. 8b to a minimum stimulus position.
  • the support 15 and with it the constant force spring 18 are mounted guided in the stesiometer 1, and its relative position with respect to the expanded cavity 6 can be changed by means of a drive 23 here in the form of a gearing wheel. with a corresponding teeth 22 of which the support 15 is provided.
  • the wheel can be operated by digital pressure, that is manually, by a user, and the stesiometer 1 can be provided with means of elastic engagement with the wheel or with the support 15 to provide these with different stable positions, each of which will correspond with a shot of a gas breath 3 at a different outlet pressure.
  • Table 1 Parameters of the stesiometer for each of the 5 different air blow options. (*) values measured at a distance of 4 mm from the output nozzle of the stesiometer.
  • Table 2 Parameters of the stesiometer for each of the 5 different air puff options.
  • Table 2 Parameters of the stesiometer for each of the 5 different air puff options.
  • these murmurs follow a rectangular profile, of substantially constant nominal value, also improving this aspect with respect to other stesiometers documented in the state of art.
  • Figs. 10 and 1 1 show the profile of two gas puffs obtained with the stesiometer object of the present invention, for an objective pressure of 0.0086bar and 0.00046bar, respectively. Note the rectangular profile shown by these puffs and especially how gas pulses are achieved with a substantially constant pressure value.
  • the gas source 2 in the form of an interchangeable cartridge, it can be housed in the part configured as a handle while the main components, framed in dashed lines in the diagram of Fig. 2, they can be housed in the main body of the stetometer 1.
  • the refilling of the gas cartridge 3 under pressure can be as simple as the conventional maneuver of replacing a battery in any electrical device.
  • the invention provides that the stesiometer has a trip counter for the purpose of estimating when the cartridge will be close to being depleted and to be able to perform preventive maintenance of the stesiometer.
  • the trip counter counts the number of times these detection means 19 detect that the expanded cavity 6 reaches the corresponding expansion measure to the predetermined volume of gas 3 associated with a trip of the stesiometer.
  • the counter counts the number of times a loading phase A has been completed, and the volume of gas 3 that has been extracted from the cartridge can then be estimated.
  • Knowing the gas capacity 3 of the cartridge has no major problem equipping the stesiometer with a visual and / or audible indicator 21 that the number of shots has reached a predetermined value, warning that the cartridge should be replaced.
  • FIGs of Figs. 12 and 13 show alternative variants of a stesiometer according to the invention, as far as the gas supply 3 to the expanded cavity 6 is concerned.
  • the stesiometer is equipped with an actuator for the controlled expansion 25 of the expanded cavity 6 which, via the first valve means 5, allows gas aspiration environment, in the form of air.
  • the actuator for the controlled expansion 25 of the expanded cavity 6 moves the movable wall 6a of said expanded cavity 6, said actuator being operable, that is manually operable, as illustrated in Fig. 12; or motorized, for example, by means of a solenoid device, as illustrated in Fig. 13.
  • the principle of operation of the stesiometer is the same as the one described above, with the difference that, starting from the waiting situation, of wanting to make a shot in a loading phase the valve means 5 are activated so that they enable communication between the gas source 2 and the gas lung 4, however, now the gas source 2 is now the ambient air.
  • the air inlet in the expanded cavity 6 is produced by suction, promoted by the movement of the movable wall 6a of the expanded cavity by means of the actuator for the controlled expansion 25 of the cavity expanded 6 referred to above , in the sense indicated by the arrows in Figs. 12 and 13
  • the movement of the movable wall 6a, by means of the transmission means 9 stretches and loads the means of accumulation of elastic potential energy 8.
  • Fig. 14 illustrates a stesiometer 1 that implements the solution illustrated in the diagram of Fig. 13, equipped with an actuator for the controlled expansion 25 of the motorized expanded cavity 6, in the form of a solenoid device.
  • the means of accumulation of elastic potential energy 8 in this case comprise two springs 18, 18 'of constant force acting in parallel on the transmission means 9, otherwise analogous to those of the version of the stesiometer with a single spring of constant force.
  • FIG. 14 also serves to show that the invention contemplates that the assembly formed by the main components of the stesiometer, correctly assembled, is self-supporting.
  • the invention is provided with a kind of chassis or base plate 26 to which the support body 15 of the elastic potential energy accumulation means 8 is coupled with guided movement capacity so that said support can adopt, with respect to of the transmission mechanism 9, the different positions that allow modulating the force transmitted by the means of accumulation of elastic potential energy 8 to the movable wall 6a of the expanded cavity 6, fixed firmly to said chassis or base plate 26.
  • This characteristic is the shown in Figs. 15a and 15b, Fig. 15a corresponding to a maximum stimulus position and Fig. 15b to a minimum stimulus position.
  • the guided movement referred to above is implemented, in these examples, by means of a guide and pin set, in particular by means of a pin in the form of a straight rod 27, integral with the chassis or base plate 26 oriented normally to the core of the springs 18 and 18 ', inserted with adjustment in a hole that is provided to the support body 15 so that it can slide along the stem.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un esthésiomètre à main qui comprend un réservoir de gaz raccordé par l'intermédiaire de premiers moyens de valve à une source de gaz et qui comprend une cavité expansible destinée à contenir dans une phase de charge de l'esthésiomètre, un volume du gaz; une ouverture de sortie reliée au réservoir de gaz par l'intermédiaire de seconds moyens de valve et conçue pour diriger un souffle du volume de gaz situé dans le réservoir de gaz, dans une phase de sortie de l'esthésiomètre; et un mécanisme pour assurer dans ladite phase de sortie de l'esthésiomètre, l'expulsion du souffle du volume de gaz contenu dans le réservoir de gaz en direction de l'ouverture de sortie au moyen d'une contraction contrôlée de la cavité expansible du réservoir de gaz pour assurer une pression de sortie sensiblement constante.
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PL19736767T PL3808254T3 (pl) 2018-06-18 2019-06-05 Podręczny estezjometr
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DK19736767.5T DK3808254T3 (da) 2018-06-18 2019-06-05 Håndholdt æsthesiometer
CA3101910A CA3101910A1 (fr) 2018-06-18 2019-06-05 Esthesiometre a main
SI201930200T SI3808254T1 (sl) 2018-06-18 2019-06-05 Ročni esteziometer
BR112020024629-8A BR112020024629A2 (pt) 2018-06-18 2019-06-05 estesiômetro portátil
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